Summary:
In October, 1862, Chambersburg fell briefly to Confederate cavalry under Jeb Stuart. In this dispatch, Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Curtin forwards a telegram to Secretary of War Stanton notifying him of the town's impending surrender.

---

Hon. E. M. STANTON:

HARRISBURG, PA.,

October 10, 1862.

The following is just received from provost-marshal:

CHAMBERSBURG, October 10, 1862.
Andrew G. Curtin:
About 15, on horseback in town, with carbines and flag of truce. Want to see principal men of town. Have large force about 1 mile from town. Will enter in an hour.
F. M. KIMMEL,
Provost-Marshal.

The Anderson Cavalry should be ordered at once, and the troops in camp here. We can't get Chambersburg by telegraph.

A. G. CURTIN,
Governor.

---

Bibliographic Information : Letter Reproduced from The War of The Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series 1, Volume 19, Serial No. 28, Pages 65, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.